IiNdumiso 104:1

Izhibhalo Ezingcwele

1 Mbonge uYehova, mphefumlo wam. Yehova, Thixo wam, umkhulu kakhulu; Wambethe indili nobungangamela.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Bless: This sublime poem on the works of God in creation and providence, is ascribed to David in the LXX, Vulgate, Ethiopic, Syriac, and Arabic; and as it opens and closes with the same words as the preceding psalm, it is probable that it was composed on the same occasion; and it is written as part of it in nine manuscripts Psalms 104:35, Psalms 103:1, Psalms 103:2, Psalms 103:22

O Lord: Psalms 7:1, Daniel 9:4, Habakkuk 1:12

art very great: Psalms 145:3, Jeremiah 23:24, Jeremiah 32:17-19, Revelation 1:13-20

clothed: Psalms 93:1, Isaiah 59:17, Daniel 7:9

honour: Psalms 29:1-4, Psalms 96:6

Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 29:11 - majesty Job 37:22 - with Job 39:19 - clothed Job 40:10 - Deck Psalms 45:3 - glory Psalms 62:5 - soul Psalms 96:2 - bless Psalms 132:9 - thy priests Psalms 145:5 - will speak Psalms 146:1 - Praise the Lord Daniel 4:30 - and for Mark 9:3 - his raiment Hebrews 8:1 - the Majesty

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Bless the Lord, O my soul - See Psalms 103:1.

O Lord my God, thou art very great - This is a reason why the psalmist calls on his soul to bless God; namely, for the fact that he is so exalted; so vast in his perfections; so powerful, so wise, so great.

Thou art clothed with honor and majesty - That is, with the emblems of honor and majesty, as a king is arrayed in royal robes. Creation is the garment with which God has invested himself. Compare the notes at Psalms 93:1.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

PSALM CIV

The majesty and power of God manifested in the creation of the

heavens and the atmosphere, 1-3;

of the earth and sea, 4-9;

of the springs, fountains, and rivers, 10-13;

of vegetables and trees, 14-18;

of the sun and moon, 19;

of day and night, and their uses, 20-23;

of the riches of the earth, 24;

of the sea, its inhabitants, and its uses, 25, 26;

of God's general providence in providing food for all kinds of

animals, 27-31;

of earthquakes and volcanoes, 32.

God is praised for his majesty, and the instruction which his

works afford, 33, 34.

Sinners shall be destroyed, 35.

NOTES ON PSALM CIV

This Psalm has no title either in the Hebrew or Chaldee; but it is attributed to David by the Vulgate, Septuagint, AEthiopic, Arabic, and Syriac. It has the following title in the Septuagint, as it stands in the Complutensian Polyglot: Ψαλμος τῳ Δαυιδ ὑπερ της του κοσμου συστασεως "A Psalm of David concerning the formation of the world." The Syriac says it is "A Psalm of David when he went with the priests to adore the Lord before the ark." It seems a continuation of the preceding Psalm; and it is written as a part of it in nine of Kennicott's and De Rossi's MSS. It is properly a poem on the works of God in the creation and government of the world; and some have considered it a sort of epitome of the history of the creation, as given in the book of Genesis.

Verse Psalms 104:1. O Lord my God, thou art very great — The works of God, which are the subject of this Psalm, particularly show the grandeur and majesty of God. The strongest proofs of the being of God, for common understandings, are derived from the works of creation, their magnitude, variety, number, economy, and use. And a proper consideration of those works presents a greater number of the attributes of the Divine nature than we can learn from any other source. Revelation alone is superior.